- The world's most expensive spice is saffron.
- The meaning of 'Blue Chip' comes from blue casino chips which have a high value.
- Mathematical developments increased rapidly around the time of the Italian Renaissance in the 16th century and continued through the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries, becoming increasingly abstract in the 19th and 20th centuries..
- The Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service.
- Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.
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